W E Connor

8.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
81 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

W E Connor is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Surgery and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, W E Connor has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 30 papers in Surgery and 15 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in W E Connor's work include Fatty Acid Research and Health (35 papers), Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (24 papers) and Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism (10 papers). W E Connor is often cited by papers focused on Fatty Acid Research and Health (35 papers), Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (24 papers) and Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism (10 papers). W E Connor collaborates with scholars based in United States, Kenya and Australia. W E Connor's co-authors include Don S. Lin, L Barstad, Martha Neuringer, Sonja L. Connor, Martha Neuringer, William S. Harris, D. Roger Illingworth, Gerard P. Sexton, Sue Wong and Raymond C. Boston and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

W E Connor

81 papers receiving 6.1k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Biochemical and functional effects of prenatal and postnatal omega 3 fatty acid deficiency on retina and brain in rhesus monkeys.

1986 742 citations W E Connor, Don S. Lin et al. profile →
Dietary omega-3 fatty acid deficiency and visual loss in infant rhesus monkeys.

1984 521 citations W E Connor, L Barstad et al. profile →
Suppression by diets rich in fish oil of very low density lipoprotein production in man.

1984 513 citations W E Connor, Sonja L. Connor et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W E Connor United States	43	3.5k	1.9k	1.4k	1.3k	1.2k	81	6.6k
Bruce J. Holub Canada	53	3.9k 1.1×	1.2k 0.6×	2.4k 1.7×	1.2k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	201	9.1k
J. Dyerberg Denmark	38	5.4k 1.5×	2.0k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	123	8.0k
William E. Connor United States	56	3.8k 1.1×	3.6k 1.9×	2.4k 1.7×	1.9k 1.5×	1.7k 1.4×	181	11.0k
Gerard Hornstra Netherlands	53	5.3k 1.5×	1.2k 0.6×	1.3k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	871 0.7×	248	8.8k
Clemens von Schacky Germany	43	4.5k 1.3×	1.3k 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	1.4k 1.1×	1.3k 1.1×	135	7.6k
M. Thomas Clandinin Canada	47	4.5k 1.3×	1.3k 0.7×	1.9k 1.3×	3.3k 2.6×	634 0.5×	178	9.0k
Jan I. Pedersen Norway	42	1.5k 0.4×	963 0.5×	1.9k 1.4×	1.8k 1.4×	760 0.6×	141	6.0k
Irena B. King United States	51	3.3k 0.9×	674 0.4×	2.0k 1.4×	1.4k 1.1×	957 0.8×	143	7.5k
Connor We United States	24	2.3k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	529 0.4×	740 0.6×	768 0.6×	53	3.9k
Tomohito Hamazaki Japan	35	2.3k 0.7×	931 0.5×	661 0.5×	872 0.7×	615 0.5×	168	4.4k

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Linck, Leesa M., et al.. (2000). Cholesterol supplementation with egg yolk increases plasma cholesterol and decreases plasma 7-dehydrocholesterol in Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome. American Journal of Medical Genetics. 93(5). 360–365. 52 indexed citations

Connor, W E, Leesa M. Linck, Anuradha S. Pappu, Daniel C.-H. Lin, & Robert D. Steiner. (1998). Sterol and bile acid synthesis in Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome. The FASEB Journal. 12(5). 1 indexed citations

Wander, R.C., et al.. (1998). Acute effects of dietary fatty acids on the fatty acids of human milk. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 67(2). 301–308. 123 indexed citations

Connor, W E, et al.. (1997). Are fish oils beneficial in the prevention and treatment of coronary artery disease?. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 66(4). 1020S–1031S. 138 indexed citations

Connor, W E, et al.. (1995). Incorporation of dietary n-3 fatty acids into the fatty acids of human adipose tissue and plasma lipid classes. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 62(1). 68–73. 97 indexed citations

Connor, W E, et al.. (1995). The Impact of Maternal Dietary N-3 Fatty Acids Upon Blood Levels of Docosahexaenoic Acid in the Newborn and Breast-Fed Infant. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 95(9). A19–A19. 1 indexed citations

Rader, D J, Katsunori Ikewaki, Nicolas Duverger, et al.. (1993). Very low high-density lipoproteins without coronary atherosclerosis. The Lancet. 342(8885). 1455–1458. 51 indexed citations

Nordøy, Arne, et al.. (1993). Individual effects of dietary saturated fatty acids and fish oil on plasma lipids and lipoproteins in normal men. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 57(5). 634–639. 38 indexed citations

Nordøy, Arne, L Barstad, W E Connor, & Lauren Hatcher. (1991). Absorption of the n − 3 eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids as ethyl esters and triglycerides by humans. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 53(5). 1185–1190. 122 indexed citations

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Nordøy, Arne, D. Roger Illingworth, W E Connor, & Scott H. Goodnight. (1990). Increased Activity of Factor VII and Factor VII-Phospholipid Complex Measured Using a Normotest System in Subjects with Hyperlipidemia. Pathophysiology of Haemostasis and Thrombosis. 20(2). 65–72. 15 indexed citations

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Illingworth, D. Roger, et al.. (1989). Hypolipidaemic effects of n‐3 fatty acids in primary hyperlipoproteinaemia. Journal of Internal Medicine. 225(S731). 91–97. 28 indexed citations

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Harris, WS, W E Connor, & Saralyn Lindsey. (1984). Will dietary ω-3 fatty acids change the composition of human milk?. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 40(4). 780–785. 141 indexed citations

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Connor, W E, et al.. (1982). Dietary cholesterol and the plasma lipids and lipoproteins in the Tarahumara Indians: a people habituated to a low cholesterol diet after weaning. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 35(4). 741–744. 43 indexed citations

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Roberts, Susan L., Martha P. McMurry, & W E Connor. (1981). Does egg feeding (i.e., dietary cholesterol) affect plasma cholesterol levels in humans? The results of a double-blind study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 34(10). 2092–2099. 65 indexed citations

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Vahouny, George V., et al.. (1981). Lymphatic absorption of shellfish sterols and their effects on cholesterol absorption. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 34(4). 507–513. 36 indexed citations

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Connor, W E, et al.. (1978). The plasma lipids, lipoproteins, and diet of the Tarahumara Indians of Mexico. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 31(7). 1131–1142. 248 indexed citations

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Glueck, Charles J. & W E Connor. (1978). Diet-coronary heart disease relationships reconnoitered. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 31(5). 727–737. 42 indexed citations

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Schrock, C. G. & W E Connor. (1975). Incorporation of the dietary trans fatty acid (C18:1) into the serum lipids, the serum lipoproteins and adipose tissue. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 28(9). 1020–1027. 48 indexed citations

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DenBesten, Lawrence, et al.. (1973). The effect of dietary cholesterol on the composition of human bile.. PubMed. 73(2). 266–73. 91 indexed citations

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Connor, W E. (1968). THE TRANSFER OF [4-14C]CHOLESTEROL FROM BLOOD TO SEMEN IN MAN. Reproduction. 17(1). 211–213. 2 indexed citations

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